Garment-hanger.



K. SANDOR.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28, 1914.

Patented July 10, 1917.

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GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1917.

Application filed March 28, 1914. Serial No. 828,071.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KU'roR SANDOR, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cnyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a garment hanger and has for its object to provide means, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, not only to support two pairs of trousers, but for further supporting a coat.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger having means, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, for not only supporting two pairs of trousers, but for maintaining the legs of the trousers creased when supported from the hanger.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a garment hanger which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, efficient and convenient in its use, readily set up and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangementof parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail ref erence is bad to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation of a garment hanger in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view;

Fig. 3 is a detail illustrating one of the trouser clamps;

Fig. i is a vertical sectional view of the hanger;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the coupling bracket for the body portion of the hanger;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the support for the coupling bracket.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 7 denotes the body portion of the hanger, and which is arcu ate in contour, and which constitntes a coat hanger. The lower part of the body portion 7 consists of a horizontally disposed thick bar 8 having depending from the rear thereof a rectangular thin plate 9 forming a stationary member of the trouser clamp to be more specifically referred to.

The front of the body portion 7, at the top thereof, is provided with a pair of oppositely disposed segment-shaped supporting bars 10-11 which are spaced from the body portion 7 whereby the width of the support for the coat is increased. The bars 1011 have angle-shaped ends 12 which are secured to the front face of the body portion 7.

The trouser clamp not only includes a stationary member formed by the plate 9, but a pair of hinged clamping members 1311 arranged forwardly of the plate 9 and in longitudinal alinement. Each of the members 131i has its inner face provided with a pair of transversely extending toothed bars 15 which assist in clamping the trousers against the plate 9. By providing the device with hinged clamping members 131 l and the plate 9 which is common to both of said members, two pairs of trousers can be clamped to the body portion 7 and suspended by the hanger.

The clamping members 13-1d are hinged as at 16 to the outer face of the bar 8, and the thickness of the clamping members 13-14 is such that the said members will be permanently spaced from the plate 9.

Each of the clamping members 13 has its outer face, centrally thereof, provided with a curved member 17, provided with an offset portion 18 which constitutes a curved rib, and associated with the said curved ribs 18, are latch members 19, which are pivoted as at 20 to the outer face of the bar 8, and which have their free ends provided with knobs 21.

It will be assumed that two pairs of trousers have been folded along the creased lines of the legs thereof, and the bottoms of each pair positioned against the plate 9, which constitutes the stationary member of the clamp, after which the hinged clamping members 13-14 are swung against the trousers. The latch members 19 are then shifted so that the inner faces of their free ends will ride against the ribs 18, and when in such position, the bottoms of the trousers will be clamped against the plate 9 whereby when the hanger is connected to a support, the trousers will be suspended.

Secured to the rear of the body portion 7, and projecting rearwardly from said bo dy portion, is a coupling bracket consistingofa vertically disposed body portion 22, terminating at each end in a forwardly projecting arm 23. Each of the arms 23 have a flanged free eiid 24, provided with openings 25 through which extend hold-fast devices, not shown, for fixedly securing the coupling bracket to the rear of the body portion 7.

The arms 23 are arranged parallel, and the lower arm 23 merges in the body portion 22 and is provided at each side with notches 26.

Associated with the coupling bracket is a sifpporting member which consists of a vertically disposed plate 27, having each end thereof provided witha pair of inwardly'extending ears 28, these latter overlapping the forward face of the plate 27. Projecting rearwardly from the plate 27 is a screw 29 which is adapted to engage in 'a suitable support for fixedly securing the'supporting member in position.

The coupling bracket is connected to the supporting member by position-ingthe same forwardly of the forward face of the plate 27. The notches 26 permit of the coupling bracket being slidv in position with respect to the plate 27 whereby the lugs 28 overlap the forward face of the body portion 22, and the 'l-raiiger will then be secured in position.

YVhat I claim is A gar'r'nent hanger comprising a framel'ilie body portion, means to secure the same to 'a stationary object, a plate-like e-Xtem sio'n formed integral with the rear portion of said body, and depending therefrom to form a stationary clamping member, a pair of spaced-apart 'mova ble clamping members hinged to the front of said body and provided with serrated in'n'er faces to cooperate with the stationary clamping member, an arcuate projection formed integral with the outer face of each of'said movable clamping members, each projection having a cam li ke rib thereon, and latch members pivoted, on

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